The Board of Egbin Power
Plc has announced the appointment of Mokhtar Bounour as Chief Executive Officer
of the foremost privately run the thermal plant in sub-Saharan Africa that
powers over 20 million homes and businesses.
Bounour's appointment, the Board said, would accelerate Egbin's ongoing
transformation and propel the company's energy mix transition towards enhanced
environmental sustainability.
A Sahara Power Group Company, Egbin's turnaround has trebled from a
generation threshold of about 300mw when it was acquired in 2013 to almost
1000mw, following fresh investment in overhauls, technology and human capital.
The company has also achieved 670,000kg of CO2 emission eliminated by reducing
fossil energy consumption, 14.1% reduction in Energy Intensity of electrical
energy, and over 1000 trees planted to safeguard the environment.
"With an installed capacity of 1320MW, our plan is to expand Egbin's
capacity using a mix of alternative clean energy sources. We are delighted to
have Mokhtar join us to sustain our continuing transformation programme and our
commitment to bringing more energy to life responsibly, " said Kola Adesina,
Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group.
Adesina stated that Bounour would also lead plant optimisation strategies and
spearhead the company’s Emissions Reduction and Resource Efficiency targets.
Speaking on his appointment, Bounour said he was delighted at the opportunity
to steer the future of the "iconic African power plant",
noting that his interactions with the Board indicate that "the future
holds a firm promise of unparalleled growth and sustained world-class
performance in Egbin."
Bounour holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a Masters's Degree
in Management and Leadership, Business Administration and International
Relations.
He has worked in Europe for the better part of his career, and prior to joining
Egbin Power Plc, Bounour led Fertiberia Spain as CEO of Fertial and thereafter,
became Business Development Director for Africa, Middle East and Turkey.
With 24 years of experience across Africa, Europe and Middle East, Bounour has
led multi-functional teams in EPC construction, Operations and Maintenance,
Power generation and Fertilizers plants. He is multilingual, being fluent in
French, English and Spanish - an attribute that is expected to further propel
diversity at Egbin Power which has employees from different nationalities.
His experience cuts across setting strategic direction for revamping,
rehabilitation and management of change, contracts management, formulation,
integration and auditing with the implementation of effective customer
coordination. Others include, sales, business development projects, engineering
and turnover acceptance policies, procedures and systems management for
organizations.
Egbin's clean energy commitment manifests in several decarbonising projects,
including enabling its employees to contribute to carbon-emission reduction
through daily commuting on the company's electric buggies, bicycles and
scooters, leaving employees healthier and the environment cleaner.
Source:
Peacefmonline.com/Ghana